Almost all of Sri Lanka’s endemic flora and fauna are confined to the rain forests in the southwest quarter of the island, where the warm, moist climatic conditions and the longer period of isolation of the wet forest-adapted species have promoted the evolution of endemism and specialization.During the past two centuries, nearly all the natural forests in this eco-region have been cleared for tea, rubber, and coconut plantations, rice paddies, and human settlements. Only about 8 percent of the lowland wet forests now remain, as several small, isolated patches in a highly fragmented landscape. Nevertheless, because many of the endemic species in the eco-region have small habitat needs, these patches can provide adequate refuge if effectively protected and managed to ameliorate edge effects and other external threats. Therefore it is extremely important to develop novel approaches to sustain the existing bits of tropical rainforests in Sri Lanka, through the active involvement of local communities.As a whole the project is aimed at conserving the rich and unique bio-diversity in Sri Lanka, and provide economic benefits to local communities, through eco-tourism and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, while uplifting their family life through the adoption of healthy life styles. The newly re-forested area would increase the current extent of the adjoining Bambaragala forest reserve, a tropical rainforest, and strengthen the sustenance of bio-diversity and related eco-system services. The project site also serves as an exceptional resource center to promote healthy lifestyles and environmental education and awareness among school children as well as among general public, while serving as a model that could be replicated elsewhere in the region. Additionally, contribution towards mitigating the problems of global warming and climate change will be the outstanding benefit of the project where the regenerated area would facilitate carbon sequestration. 
The project has been able to enlist the support of the HSBC to take the project on to second stage i.e. developing the scientific aspects of the regenerating activity.

Our activities

• Restoring a tropical rainforest in a scientific manner through the active support and involvement of local communities
• Promoting sustainable livelihoods and healthy lifestyles among local communities in order to ensure continuous support for conservation activities.
• Promoting conservation, education and awareness as part of an integral and holistic program on healthy lifestyles.
• Promoting the project through eco-tourism
• Sharing experiences and extending best practices to encourage replication of similar activities in other areas within the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka.
• Research